It's a fantastic, rich setting that takes excellent advantage of all the prior development done on the World of Darkness series.
Now in his service, you head through a series of quests that introduce you to the ancient politics at work, move you around a host of locations and dangerous situations, and eventually let you choose which side to rally with as everything churning in L.A. Your mysterious sire is put to death in a public execution for this crime, while you are spared at the last moment as a goodwill gesture from the Prince. You're brought into this dark world without permission, making you, basically, an illegal vampire under Camarilla law. On top of all this, vampires have their own version of the end of the world (Gehenna), and many a clan truly believe the coming days are the world's last. However, the Camarilla also bring with them politics, a power hierarchy, and a ruler - the Prince - who can, among other things, put out death bounties on anyone he sees as a threat.
The Camarilla seek to unite all vampires under their rule, and ruthlessly enforce the protective veil of secrecy preventing most humans from knowing that vampires exist (the Masquerade). California had long been considered a vampire "Free State," but now faces invasion from the supernatural Kuei-Jin from the East, and the Camarilla from the West. You're about to read some more.īloodlines takes place in Los Angeles in the early 2000s. Surely you've heard someone other than me fawn over the game. The game may have been a touch too ambitious for Troika, but then again, they ultimately succeeded in making one of the best hybrid RPGs in the business. It took three years to get the game out in a mostly-finished state, where it took a long time to get traction in the marketplace. Around 2001, White Wolf partnered with Troika Games to try again - this time taking the ultra-ambitious route of mimicking cult favorite Deus Ex. This was a party-based RPG with some engaging settings, but ropey AI that made it frustrating to play. White Wolf initially sought to bring its pen and paper series World of Darkness to video games with Vampire: Redemption. Bloodlines was developed by Troika Games, which was founded by members of the Fallout and Fallout 2 teams and is known for the well-received Arcanum, as well as the D&D-based RPG Temple of Elemental Evil. Players can engage in both ranged and melee combat, while exploration, character development, and other role-playing elements are also important. In the role of vampire character, gamers adventure through a mature-themed story set in the dark underworld of a gothic Los Angeles. Following Redemption, Bloodlines is second PC title based on White Wolf's successful tabletop role-playing game, Vampire: The Masquerade, and features a first-person-action style similar to that of its 2000 predecessor.
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